añil
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Etymology[edit]
From Andalusian Arabic النيل (an-nīl), from Arabic نِيل (nīl), from Persian نیل (nīl, “indigo”), from Middle Persian [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
añil m (plural añiles)
- indigo (colour)
- true indigo, indigo plant Indigofera tinctoria
- indigo (blue dye)
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
| Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| blanco | gris | negro | ||
| rojo ; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado ; marrón | amarillo ; crema | ||
| lima | verde | |||
| cian ; azul-petróleo | azur | azul | ||
| violeta ; añil, índigo | magenta ; morado, púrpura | rosa | ||
Further reading[edit]
- “añil” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Categories:
- Spanish terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Andalusian Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Persian
- Spanish terms derived from Middle Persian
- Spanish terms derived from Sanskrit
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- es:Colors
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- es:Plants
